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minnesota

  • anatomy of a winter run in minnesnowta.

    A few years ago, I made a deal with myself that I would run outside all winter as long as it was above 10F (because treadmill). A year later, I dropped my limit to…

    02/08/2016
  • training lately.

    Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people. The new year is in full swing, and along with it, training. BIG goals this year, and I couldn’t be happier to…

    01/18/2016
  • race report: liberty 70.3 – 2015

    Time to dust off the cobwebs three weeks out from Ironman Coeur d’Alene! pre-race Mosquitoes welcomed us just after sunrise to Lake Rebecca Park Reserve near Rockford. After a quick check-in and packet pick-up,…

    06/18/2015
  • frozen minnehaha falls.

    If you don’t live in Minneapolis / Saint Paul, you most likely think it’s freezing nine months of the year and that we all talk like Marge Gunderson from Fargo. That couldn’t be farther from the…

    01/20/2015
  • infograph: my training stats

    It’s been more than 200 days since I started this journey. I had an inkling of what was in store – the early morning swims still half asleep, seven-hour Sundays, an outrageous co-op bill…

    08/22/2013
  • race report: 100% irish for a day 10 mile

    After a few mentally challenging runs last week, it rounded out with a nice pick-me-up at Saturday’s TCM Events 100% Irish for a Day 10 Mile. Fueled by gluten-free PB toast and a double…

    03/17/2013
  • race report: TC 10K

    I woke up Saturday morning completely unmotivated to run a 10K. It was early (6a), it was cold (29 degrees!) and it looked like I’d cried my eyes out on Friday (I had). But,…

    10/13/2012